Wyoming consistently receives high marks for state management and deep financial reserves, which, in turn, provides business owners with a reliable, collaborative environment in which to work.

The Wyoming Legislature is statutorily required to maintain a balanced budget and the state has approximately $20.1 billion in savings and trusts. Wyoming has invested billions in infrastructure critical to public and private business needs.

Wyoming is not unlike most states in facing an aging baby boomer population. However, Wyoming’s second most populated age group is 20-29, and the state’s median age of 36.9 is 14th youngest in the country (Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, 2016).

In Wyoming, we measure travel by time, not mileage. If it takes an hour to get from town to one of the state’s three interstate highways, you can count on it taking an hour.

In Wyoming, we are not burdened by traffic jams.

Strategically located in central North America, many routes lead to, through and from Wyoming.

A total of 915 miles of interstate crisscross Wyoming. Interstate 15 connects to Los Angeles and Canada, and is accessible via I-80 or I-90.

BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad own a combined 1,844 route-miles of track in Wyoming. In all, the state’s freight-rail system consists of 1,868 miles of track.

Wyoming features 10 commercial airports with final destination service to major cities around the world. Three international airports border the state in Denver, Salt Lake City and Billings, Montana.

Wyoming’s excellent transportation access has been a major factor in the creation of new business parks suited to manufacturing and transportation and warehousing companies:

Casper Logistics Hub (CLH): Located in Casper, the CLH is one of the newest logistic centers in the western U.S. It features 700 acres of industrial land and the CTRAN railyard and transloading facility. It is strategically positioned next to BNSF’s Class I rail lines, Casper/Natrona County International Airport, a foreign trade zone and Interstate 25.

Salt Creek Heights Business Park: The Park consists of about 135 acres outside of Casper and was designed by Refined Properties LLC. It is home to American Tire Distributors and its 80,000 square-foot warehouse.

Swan Ranch Rail Park: This 550-acre industrial facility, developed by Granite Peak Development LLC, is part of 7,200 acres near the Interstate 80/Interstate 25 interchange south of Cheyenne. The rail park has access to the BNSF and Union Pacific rail lines.

The Wyoming Business Council has invested $98.8 million in business parks statewide since 2004.

The state’s 301,770 labor force benefits from a strong commitment to education. Wyoming consistently ranks among the top 10 states in annual K-12 per-pupil spending (currently about $17,000 per student). Wyoming spending per K-12 pupil increased 62 percent from 2005-15.

In 2005, Wyoming legislators created the Hathaway Scholarship program for qualified students who graduate from Wyoming high schools. It funds scholarships to attend the University of Wyoming in Laramie and any of the eight community colleges strategically located throughout Wyoming.

The percentage of Wyomingites 25 and older with at least a high school diploma is 92.3. The percentage with a bachelor’s degree or more is 25.7. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015).

- The state’s new broadband program is having great success in delivering improved internet access into even the most rural reaches of the state.

Research Centers of Excellence

- The University of Wyoming offers a world-class education with more than 200 areas of study in Laramie and via distance-learning programs, and it consistently ranks among the best-valued universities in the country.

People of all ages benefit from Wyoming’s high quality of life, easy access to national and state parks, year-round recreational opportunities, open spaces and community/cultural events.

The people who live and work in Wyoming believe quality of life and economic opportunity go hand in hand. That’s why community development funding and technical assistance are are a critical element to the Wyoming Business Council’s mission to increase Wyoming’s prosperity.

Wyoming features two national parks, Devils Tower National Monument, 12 state parks and five national forests along with plenty of open spaces to hunt, fish, bike, hike and climb.

The state is also home to seven ski areas and resorts, from Jackson Hole in the northwest corner to minutes from Laramie in the southeast.

Arts and culture? Wyoming offers an array of Western- and urban-themed events throughout the state, from rodeos to galleries to symphonies to brew fests to farmers markets.

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Wyoming has more than 40 percent of class 5, 6 and 7 inland wind resources in the U.S., with the potential of producing 116,670 MW. (Source: NREL)

There are approximately 778 municipal water systems and 200 wastewater treatment systems in Wyoming. Many industrial users have one supply for potable water and another for non-potable water. Additionally, low electricity rates help minimize water pumping costs. (Source: Wyoming Rural Water Association)

There are nine telecommunications providers near Interstate 80 and throughout Wyoming. Nearly 80 percent of housing units in the state have broadband access through telco, cable or wireless providers.